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BACKDRAFT
Definition of BACKDRAFT
noun
Sudden, dangerous recombustion that occurs when there is a rapid reintroduction of oxygen to an enclosed space containing a fire.
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Where it comes from
From back + draft.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BACKDRAFT · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BACKDRAFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BACKDRAFT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AABCDFKRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BACKDR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BACKDRAFT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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